Eleanor Coade was a British businesswoman known for manufacturing Neoclassical statues, architectural decorations and garden ornaments made of Lithodipyra for over 50 years from 1769 until her death. She should not be confused or conflated with her mother, also named Eleanor.
Belmont House in Lyme Regis, Dorset, with Coade stone decoration.
An allegory of agriculture: Ceres reclining amidst a collection of farm implements, she holds a sheaf of wheat and a scythe. Engraving by W. Bromley, 1789, after a sculptural panel by Mrs E. Coade.
Coade and Sealy's Gallery of Sculpture, Westminster Bridge, 1799. (Engraving of the entrance to the premises by S. Rawle in 1802.)
The South Bank Lion, on Westminster Bridge. Modelled by William F. Woodington and Grade II* listed by English Heritage
Coade stone or Lithodipyra or Lithodipra is stoneware that was often described as an artificial stone in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was used for moulding neoclassical statues, architectural decorations and garden ornaments of the highest quality that remain virtually weatherproof today.
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